PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS
RATE REGULATION DIVISION
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPARISON
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF
RATE REGULATION DIVISIO
ELECTRIC UTILITY BILL COMPA
JULY 2009
RESIDENTIAL
500 kWh
TEXAS
UTILITIES
JULY
2009
INVESTOR OWNED
Cap Rock Energy
El Paso Electric
Entergy Texas
Southwestern Public Service
Southwestern Elec Power
SWEPCO North Texas
Average
($)
2008
JULY 2009
RESIDENTIAL
1000 kWh
%
Rank
Change Low=1
($)
JULY
2009
($)
2008
Last year's avg. kWh usage
paired with current rates
%
Rank
Change Low=1
JULY
2008
($)
Average
Bill
Rank
Low=1
($)
66.19
63.84
48.52
45.61
50.21
58.31
55.45
88.39
63.10
63.26
57.36
46.83
57.72
62.78
-25.1%
1.2%
-23.3%
-20.5%
7.2%
1.0%
-11.7%
6
5
2
1
3
4
122.39
123.17
92.46
85.61
93.64
110.60
104.65
166.79
121.67
122.44
109.60
86.91
111.98
119.90
-26.6%
1.2%
-24.5%
-21.9%
7.7%
-1.2%
-12.7%
5
6
2
1
3
4
1,178
753
1,677
1,037
1,619
1,101
1,228
109.73
93.86
151.97
88.57
147.41
120.41
118.66
3
2
6
1
5
4
COOPERATIVES
Magic Valley EC
Upshur Rural EC
Victoria EC
Average
59.79
46.78
65.39
57.32
87.04
49.61
64.53
67.06
-31.3%
-5.7%
1.3%
-14.5%
2
1
3
104.58
82.55
112.28
99.80
159.08
89.72
111.55
120.12
-34.3%
-8.0%
0.7%
-16.9%
2
1
3
1,412
1,173
1,468
1,351
141.48
94.92
156.17
130.86
2
1
3
TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES
Austin Energy (City of Austin)
CPS (San Antonio)
City of San Marcos
Average
Texas Average (Surveyed)
42.02
52.70
51.86
48.86
54.27
42.02
56.37
52.90
50.43
60.76
0.0%
-6.5%
-2.0%
-3.1%
-10.7%
1
3
2
99.38
104.11
95.21
99.57
102.17
99.38
114.47
97.30
103.72
115.91
0.0%
-9.1%
-2.1%
-4.0%
-11.9%
2
3
1
1,413
1,570
1,185
1,389
1,299
146.76
164.44
111.25
140.82
127.25
2
3
1
OTHER U.S. UTILITIES
Entergy Louisiana
NSPC (Minnesota)
OG&E (Oklahoma)
PSCo (Colorado)
500
41.26
58.76
56.18
54.66
1000
82.50
111.00
105.49
101.32
Other U.S. Utilities Average
52.72
100.08
U.S. AVG. (Apr. 1, 2009)
500
57.95
1000
115.90
Please direct all questions relating to the
Average Usage/Rates - Other U.S. Utilities
distribution of this survey to the Office of
1,657
136.70
2
Customer Protection (512) 936-7150.
901
100.67
1
Reminder to participants: To enable us to
1,678
172.35
3
publish the comparison on the 15th of each
n/a
n/a
n/a
month, we request that your response reach
us by the 8th. Thank you for your cooperation.
1,412
136.57
Data Source: Data and computations are
provided by each utility listed.
Compiled by: Rate Regulation Division, Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notes: The bill amounts may include the effects of temporary refunds and/or
surcharges for items such as fuel. U.S. Average is based on average revenues
from Residential Retail Sales reported by the Energy Information Administration.